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Despite this, Rifkind went through to the ' conference stage ' of the leadership process, in which each candidate was given speaking time to address the Conservative Party Conference directly.

In his speech, Rifkind declared that Conservatives had to be " pragmatic, sensitive and moderate ", and stress their " unique combination of principle and patriotism.

" The speech won eight rounds of applause from the conference, with nearly a minute-long finale.